Global Patent Index - EP 1562082 B1

EP 1562082 B1 20150325 - Image forming apparatus with fixing means and power detection of capacitor

Title (en)

Image forming apparatus with fixing means and power detection of capacitor

Title (de)

Bilderzeugungsgerät mit Fixieranlage und Detektion der Kapazitätsleistung

Title (fr)

Appareil de formation d'images avec dispositif de fixation et détection de la puissance du capacité

Publication

EP 1562082 B1 20150325 (EN)

Application

EP 05001599 A 20050126

Priority

JP 2004029371 A 20040205

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1562082A2] A fixing member (91), a power detector (18, 88), and a controller (12, 14, 82, 84) are included. The fixing member (91) is heated by a heating unit (93, 94) that generates heat when power is supplied by a commercial power (16, 86) and a capacitor (17, 87). The power detector (18, 88) detects energy of power stored in the capacitor (17, 87). The controller (12, 14, 82, 84) performs an identical control to reduce number of copies of an image formed (fixed) per minute (CPM) to a predetermined number (40 CPM) in any of three cases in which the energy is less than a threshold for starting electric discharge when a plurality of recording mediums is continuously passed through the fixing member (91), in which a cardboard paper is continuously passed, and in which an amount of data of an image to be transferred on the recording medium is large.

IPC 8 full level

G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G03G 21/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/20 (2006.01); G03G 21/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G03G 15/2046 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 15/5004 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 21/02 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/00556 (2013.01 - EP US); G03G 2215/00983 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1562082 A2 20050810; EP 1562082 A3 20110302; EP 1562082 B1 20150325; JP 2005221753 A 20050818; US 2005175370 A1 20050811; US 7209675 B2 20070424

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 05001599 A 20050126; JP 2004029371 A 20040205; US 4971805 A 20050204